17HMR Scope

[gaz-loc]

Hey folks, (ignore the name, no expert here )

 

Just stepped up into the world of rimfire and i'm purchasing a CZ 452 varmint in 17 HMR as it seems to be a bit of a tool for the reasonable asking price, judging by people's reviews..

 

However, realy puzzled as to which scope to purchase. I'm aware that the more the money the better the scope but in my opinion the 100 yard range that this gun will be used for doesnt realy require your ZEISS and SWAROVSKI level of quality.

 

So in other words im looking for a few suggestions as to which scope would do the job well for a mid range if not lower price bracket. Been hearing good reports on the Nikko Stirling Platinum Nighteater 4-16x50..any thoughts?

[mikee]

Ive just put a Nikon Fieldmaster on my HMR it cost about £350 and so far seems to be well worth the money, its 4-18x40 so plenty enough zoom to be able to head shoot rabbits beyond 150yds and on the lower magnification gives very good low light vision

 

mikee

[blister]

you can bye a cheap one as such that will do the job then you go with some one who as a better scope when you look through it its like having new eyes its so clear it feels like you can touch it many people will tell you like me some lads on here have scopes that are worth more then there guns go for the scope that u can aford you can then save up for a good one

[mikee]

some lads on here have scopes that are worth more then there guns go for the scope that u can aford you can then save up for a good one

 

An old saying "buy the best scope you can afford then get the rifle with the change"

 

mikee

Edited May 26, 2010 by mikee

[gaz-loc]

cheers lads, shall give the nikon a look ..just out of interest have u any personal experience with the nikko stirling?

[al4x]

I've a nikko sterling on mine and no complaints, as you say its a limited range gun and IMHO you can cope with a cheaper scope because you generally use it either in daylight or under the lamp so low light conditions aren't quite as important as if you were stalking or shooting foxes with it.

[gaz-loc]

yeah the thing is i wouldnt want to go and splash out on a scope costing silly money then put it on the gun, look through it (yeah ok i wouldn't be dissapointed) and think why did i spend so much on a scope when i'm shooting bunnies 100 yards away..see my point?

 

think the nikko is the way forward

[mick miller]

I put a Burris Fullfield II on mine, which is quite good for the money, a little blurring round the edge of the objective if I'm being over critical; it has a nice ballistic reticle if that's your thing.

[THEINVISIBLESCARECROW]

Not sure why you put this in the air section ?

I have a WTC on mine but thinking of changeing to a Bushnell 6500, I've got one of those on my 22lr & think It's very good.

The only other one I'd put on is an EB 10x42.

I can only recomend those I've used.

What might catch you out with a lesser scope is you might only want it for 100yds now but get a range finder & you'll stretch the range eventually.

[Beardo]

got a Nikon Monarch on mine - suits the .17hmr perfectly, high zoom but still a light scope

[gaz-loc]

to answer why i put in airrifle section..was a mistake

 

well been down to local gun dealer and looked at a couple..i looked through a bushnell trophy and a weaver 40/44 and i have to say the bushnell didn't compare to the weaver!!

 

now i wasn't sure about what scope to go for but now i'm even more baffled. i just assumed the bushnell would be a better scope but i must be missing something here???

[THEINVISIBLESCARECROW]

Different eyes through different scopes.

Touble is, as I see it.

Air rifle scopes are a fashion accesory & the wants of many target shooters turns the air rifle scope, in general, into a complicated bit of glass.

Where as "hunters" with live ammo require something different.

For the money the scope I would choose is a PrairieMaster 6-24x50 but not very common.

I imported two from the states & stupidly sold them on to get a pair of more expensive MTC scopes.

Many like MTC, they didn't work for me, nor did many others, selling the PM's was a very expensive mistake.

If you have a scope on another rifle just borrow that to zero & get some shots in.

You'll soon discover what you'r needs will be.

The WTC on my HMR is the 6.5-20x50 version.

Before the HMR I normaly used 10x.

Upto 100yds 10x seems fine, over that I go upto 16x.

Higher mag is good for spotting.

[Dekers]

I seriously believe nobody can talk scopes to anyone, they get too personal, suggestions perhaps, but look whats out there and consider everyone is happy, and everyone has a different scope!!

 

Mass of different reticles too and some like low mag and others very high.

 

You need to see, and it needs to hold zero...after that its down to you!!

 

ATB!!

Edited May 27, 2010 by Dekers

[bullet boy]

There are many good makes of scopes on the Market that you can choose from including Bushnell,Simmons,Nikko Sterling,Nikon,MTC,Falcon and many more.Choose the optic that you can best afford to buy.I used to have a Simmons AETEC 2.8-10x44 scope on my .17HMR,which in my mind is a superb scope that won't break the bank.

[THEINVISIBLESCARECROW]

What scopes do you own at the moment ?

[Colster]

Maybe consider a Falcon Menace. A second hand one would be around the £150 mark.

 

Good glass and as it's FFP you know you can switch from low to high mag without the POI shifting. It seems a bit of a lottery with a lot of scopes as to whether it will hold it's POI when changing magnification but FFP will always stay the same.

 

I have a Hawke Endurance 30IR on my LR and it's a great scope, particularly in low light. The only issue I have with it on an LR is no mildots means I have to estimate the holdover, I think it would work great on an HMR where you have less need of hold-over and I might have just got lucky but it holds POI if I change mag.